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Libertarian

I can’t recall a time in my 60+ years on earth where the hatred between the Left and the right, the Republicans and Democrats was more intense than it has been the last few years. This hatred is manifested in almost every statement made by every politician, activist, or talking head. The main point of any speech is how terrible the other side is, and how we are going to fight them at every turn. It seems like members of congress get complaints that they don’t connect with their people, but when they do, at a town hall for example, the entire event is takenRead More →

It used to be back in the day where the press would hang on every word a politician said, either to condemn it, or to praise it. But that is oh so 20th century. The in thing now is to condemn not what someone says, but what they didn’t say. A generic example would be a bad event happening and President Trump (and no, I didn’t vote for him) not denouncing one party or the other. An alternative to this is for the press to vilify the fact that he didn’t say it fast enough for this particular publication’s timeline, as Trump condemned the properRead More →